Mr. Lioyd George, the Prime Minister, who was accompanied by Field-Marshal Lord French (who is in command of the troops in the United ...
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Article : 51 wordsA battle has begun in the Pinsk region. The Russians are attacking Pinsk, which is on fire. ...
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Article : 45 wordsThe Petrograd correspondent of the "Daily Express" states that Germany has reduced her forces on the FranceBritish front from 165 to 158 divisions ...
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Article : 31 wordsThe British Admiralty announces that naval aeroplanes engaged the returning enemy squadron 40 miles off the East Coast. Two enemy machines ...
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Article : 157 wordsMr. Hilaire Belloc, writing in "Land and Water," says the creation of special storming units is a powerful indication that the Germans are becoming ...
Article : 64 wordsIt is officially stated that the latest return of the number of casualties by to-day's air raid is as follows:- KILLED. ...
Article : 53 wordsThe Paris correspondent of the "New York Times" forwards a thrilling narrative of the American transports' encounters with U boats. The first attack ...
Article : 425 wordsThe Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" states that the United States and the Allies may cooperate in the internment of a number ...
Article : 55 wordsThe British and French Governments have sent a message to the Australian Government congratulating it on the part of the Australian troops in the ...
Article : 47 wordsThe trial of General Sukhomlinoff, a former Minister of War, and his wife, who are charged with high treason, has been fixed for August 10. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 9 Jul 1917, Page 5
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